@pokey77 You hit the nail on the head. My identity was also defined by what I listened to. I missed out on so much, due to my un willingness to acknowledge any music that was not "cool" A pivotal moment in my life occurred around 25 years ago when I saw a Cyndi Lauper live video. She was singing Time After Time. I noticed immediately the beautifully played arpeggios with none other than Rick Derringer on guitar. I was shocked at first, I mean, this was Rick Derringer.With Cyndi Lauper?? What's going on here?? Then I started to pay attention to the quality of Cyndi's voice. At that moment I new that I had, due to my own stubbornness, missed out on a wealth of music because it was "un cool". I vowed to never again dismiss any music before I gave it a chance, be that a specific artist or genre. I now own and enjoy so many different varieties of music, and I have successfully passed this philosophy on to my son, who is a music lover, and still in his teens.
